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Burghardt and Yolande are the two people to whom the book is dedicated....

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:32:23 PST

Burghardt and Yolande are the two people to whom the book is dedicated. Burghardt was Dubois' son, but he died due to diphtheria. (Dubois thought this was due to not having access to sufficient medical resources due to racial prejudice.) Yolande is his daughter, who lived. That's the source of the dedication "The Lost and the Found." Burghardt was lost. Dubois writes about his feelings in Chapter XI of the book. His emotions over...

Who are the two people W. E. B. Dubois dedicated "The Souls of...

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:10:04 PST

Who are the two people W. E. B. Dubois dedicated "The Souls of Black Folk" to?

This "vision" was really a promise made to freed...

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:33:07 PST

This "vision" was really a promise made to freed African-American slaves during the Civil War. General Sherman, in Special Field Order No. 15, said that some 400,000 acres of land that had been confiscated in the South during the Union victory should be separated and deeded to the freed slaves to take as their homestead. Sherman doesn't specifically mention the mule, but the armies pack mules were certainly available and it is...

What was the reason the vision of 40 acres and a mule turned into a...

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:43:46 PST

What was the reason the vision of 40 acres and a mule turned into a disappointment in "The Souls of Black Folks"?

Bookrags site? Perhaps that was where I saw it.In any event, I am glad...

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:38:52 PST

Bookrags site? Perhaps that was where I saw it.In any event, I am glad we have clarified the matter,so that others will not be misinformed.Both Jones & Crummell deserve credit for their significant accomplishments. Thank you,Charles Walthall

The incorrect information was probably from the bookrags website. This...

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:50:16 PST

The incorrect information was probably from the bookrags website. This morning it listed Crummell as the first African-American Episcopalian minister... (just so you know others have been misinformed as well.)

According to the official web site of the Episcopal Church...

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 20:28:28 PST

According to the official web site of the Episcopal Church (episcopalchurch.org), Absalom Jones was the first African American priest. The church sets aside February 13 to "commemorate blessed Absalom, the first black priest and founder of the first black congregation in the Episcopal Church."Absalom Jones helped to found another historically black denomination. In 1787, Jones, Richard Allen, and other black leaders founded the...

I would swear that it was on this website that I read that Crummell was...

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 14:42:02 PST

I would swear that it was on this website that I read that Crummell was the first black ordained as an Episcopalian priest. Now, when I Google "Alexander Crummell" all I get is my statement. I should have made a hard copy of the statement I thought I read. It is not longer forthcoming. I'm sure no one changed the web site, ergo, I must have been mistaken. Mea maxima culpa. In any event, I will be preaching on him at the National...

You are correct, Jones was ordained in the Episcopal Church four decades...

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 14:23:16 PST

You are correct, Jones was ordained in the Episcopal Church four decades before Crummell.Where in the Crummell chapter does Du Bois indicate that Crummell was the first African-American ordained as a Episcopalian priest?

Who was the first African-American Episcopalian priest?

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:24:48 PST

Who was the first African-American Episcopalian priest?

In The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. Du Bois makes it clear that he and...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:17:55 PST

In The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. Du Bois makes it clear that he and Booker T. Washington do not share the same position regarding the African-American pursuit of social equality. According to http://www.enotes.com/souls-black/chapters-1-6-summary-analysis:Washington's "ideas posed what DuBois considered an imperfect middle ground between the legacy of slavery and the expansion of freedom for blacks. Washington argued that blacks...

In "The Souls of Black Folks" the Freedman's Bureau, created...

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:47:40 PST

In "The Souls of Black Folks" the Freedman's Bureau, created in 1866 to govern and assist freed slaves, had a mixed records of success. In what arenas was the Bureau successful and unsuccessful?

The Souls of Black Folk

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:42:44 PST

In "The Souls of Black Folks" W.E.B DuBois writes of the "double identity" and "double aims" of the Negro during the years following the Civil War.What does he mean by this?

What does Washington think about agitation as a strategy for achieving...

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:32:24 PST

What does Washington think about agitation as a strategy for achieving social equality in The Souls of Black Folk?

Very interesting. I think what DuBois was describing has been a constant...

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:31:29 PST

Very interesting. I think what DuBois was describing has been a constant for any African-American in the modern age, and something Obama has dealt with in a unique way. For one thing, being half-white might mean that he has a "triple consciousness". Secondly, his father was an African student, so his roots do not trace back to the slave narrative that is common for many African Americans. It would be really interesting to go back and re-read...

Double Consciousness: Du Bois..and Obama?

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:01:07 PST

I have noticed many questions from student's lately about Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk and have been brushing up on the text. Du Bois argues that there is a "double consciousness" of black Americans living "within the Veil." This strikes me as being very similiar to much of what Obama is asserting in his recent speech on race:

In keeping with his assertions as put forth in the "Atlanta...

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:44:06 PST

In keeping with his assertions as put forth in the "Atlanta Compromise", I think that Booker T. Washington would NOT be an advocate of affirmative action, had that been an issue back when he was writing. Washington believed that for the present time, in the years after the Civil War, the Negro would be better off focusing on advancing economically, and putting aside the struggle for educational opportunity and political and social...

Based on what is said in The Souls of Black Folk, where do you think...

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:13:23 PST

Based on what is said in The Souls of Black Folk, where do you think Washington and DuBois would stand in the debate on affirmative action?

You can find a summary and analysis of chapters 1-6 in the eNotes study...

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:43:28 PST

You can find a summary and analysis of chapters 1-6 in the eNotes study guide for this book, to which I've pasted a link below.The Souls of Black Folks is a collection of essays about African American life in the years after the Civil War. Chapter 5 is titled "Of the Wings of Atalanta." It is about the city of Atlanta and how it emerged with new life after the war. Before the war, DuBois says, Atlanta "slept dull and...

Can someone summarize chapter 5 of The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B Du...

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:16:29 PST

Can someone summarize chapter 5 of The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B Du Bois?